All Projects

2213 Results for
Recipient
Benton County Agricultural Society
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,035
Project Grant
Benton
Stearns
Sherburne
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Recipient
Central Minnesota Youth Orchestra
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Project Grant
Benton
Morrison
Sherburne
Stearns
Wright
Recipient
Millstream Arts Festival, Inc. AKA Millstream Arts Festival
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Project Grant
Stearns
Benton
Sherburne
Wright
Hennepin
Ramsey
Morrison
Douglas
Chisago
Anoka
Kanabec
St. Louis
Todd
Isanti
Carver
Kandiyohi
Meeker
Wabasha
Itasca
Rice
Recipient
Saint Cloud Film Festival
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,000
Project Grant
Benton
Sherburne
Stearns
Wright
Hennepin
Ramsey
Carlton
Morrison
Crow Wing
Todd
Anoka
Recipient
Wirth Center for the Performing Arts
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,975
Project Grant
Benton
Sherburne
Stearns
Wright
Morrison
Hennepin
Anoka
Recipient
Downtown Saint Cloud Art Crawl Collaborative
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Project Grant
Stearns
Sherburne
Benton
Wright
Morrison
Recipient
Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Project Grant
Benton
Sherburne
Stearns
Wright
Meeker
McLeod
Kandiyohi
Morrison
Todd
Crow Wing
Pope
Swift
Douglas
Recipient
Saint Cloud Film Festival AKA Saint Cloud Film Fest
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Project Grant
Stearns
Benton
Sherburne
Wright
Hennepin
Dakota
Ramsey
Morrison
Crow Wing
Todd
Clay
Recipient
Wirth Center for the Performing Arts
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Project Grant
Benton
Sherburne
Stearns
Wright
Morrison
Hennepin
Anoka
Recipient
Great River Chorale
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,791
Project Grant
Benton
Sherburne
Stearns
Wright
Hennepin
Ramsey
Anoka
Morrison
Todd
Douglas
Kandiyohi
Recipient
Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Project Grant
Benton
Sherburne
Stearns
Wright
Morrison
Todd
Pope
Kandiyohi
Kandiyohi
Meeker
Recipient
Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,000

Project Grant

Stearns
Benton
Morrison
Sherburne
Sherburne
Recipient
Sinclair Lewis Foundation
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,545

Project Grant

Benton
Sherburne
Stearns
Wright
Douglas
Pope
Hennepin
Washington
Dakota
Morrison
St. Louis
St. Louis
Recipient
Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,000

Project Grant

Benton
Sherburne
Stearns
Morrison
Kanabec
Meeker
Crow Wing
Anoka
Hennepin
McLeod
Pope
Wright
Wright
Recipient
Millstream Arts Festival, Inc. AKA Millstream Arts Festival
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,000

Project Grant

Stearns
Benton
Sherburne
Mille Lacs
Wright
Scott
Hennepin
Ramsey
Morrison
Douglas
Chisago
Anoka
Kanabec
St. Louis
Todd
Isanti
Hubbard
Carver
Kandiyohi
Meeker
Le Sueur
Dakota
McLeod
McLeod
McLeod
Recipient
Sinclair Lewis Foundation
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,760

Project Grant

Benton
Sherburne
Stearns
Wright
Douglas
Pope
Hennepin
Washington
Dakota
Morrison
St. Louis
St. Louis
Recipient
Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,250

Project Grant

Stearns
Morrison
Sherburne
Wright
Wright
Recipient
Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,000

Project Grant

Stearns
Crow Wing
Todd
Sherburne
Benton
Morrison
Morrison
Recipient
Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,000

Project Grant

Benton
Sherburne
Stearns
Wright
Douglas
Morrison
Meeker
Cass
Todd
Kandiyohi
Kandiyohi
Recipient
Minnesota Center Chorale
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,200

Project Grant

Stearns
Benton
Sherburne
Morrison
Hennepin
Olmsted
Meeker
Douglas
Pine
Wright
Wright
Recipient
Paramount Center for the Arts
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,000

Project Grant

Anoka
Benton
Cass
Crow Wing
Douglas
Hennepin
Isanti
Kandiyohi
Morrison
Sherburne
Stearns
Stearns
Recipient
Art Experiment 56340
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,450

Project Grant

Stearns
Benton
Morrison
Beltrami
Hennepin
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Ramsey
Ramsey
Ramsey
Ramsey
Recipient
City of Holdingford
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,531
Holdingford Mill Art Project
Stearns
Morrison
Recipient
Kylie A. Rieke
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,000

Quick Support for Artists

Renville
Brown
Sibley
Recipient
Teuby Continued AKA 2B Continued
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,500
Quick Support for Organizations
Sibley
Recipient
Teuby Continued AKA 2B Continued
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,500

Quick Support for Organizations

Brown
Carver
McLeod
Meeker
Renville
Sibley
Recipient
Willmar Community Theatre, Inc AKA The Barn Theatre
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,500

Quick Support for Organizations

Kandiyohi
Swift
Meeker
Renville
Redwood
Chippewa
Lac qui Parle
Pope
Stevens
Lyon
Stearns
Brown
Yellow Medicine
Yellow Medicine
Sibley
Sibley
Recipient
Science Museum of Minnesota
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$200,000

We will characterize environmental drivers contributing to the decline of wild rice using lake sediment cores to reconstruct historical wild rice abundance in relation to lake and watershed stressors.

Becker
Beltrami
Clay
Clearwater
Hubbard
Kittson
Lake of the Woods
Mahnomen
Marshall
Norman
Pennington
Polk
Red Lake
Roseau
Aitkin
Carlton
Cook
Itasca
Kanabec
Koochiching
Lake
Pine
St. Louis
Benton
Big Stone
Cass
Chippewa
Crow Wing
Douglas
Grant
Kandiyohi
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Nicollet
Otter Tail
Pope
Renville
Sibley
Stearns
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wadena
Wilkin
Brown
Cottonwood
Jackson
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
Martin
Murray
Nobles
Pipestone
Redwood
Rock
Watonwan
Yellow Medicine
Blue Earth
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Le Sueur
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Winona
Recipient
Region 5 Children’s Museum
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$188,455

With a population of 162,000 that expands by approximately 300,000 annually through tourism, the Brainerd Lakes area is truly a beloved “up north” destination in Minnesota. Brainerd’s emerging Region 5 Children’s Museum (working title) envisions a more connected Minnesota and will actively bring together people from diverse backgrounds in shared experiences through the exploration of northern Minnesota’s rich art, culture, and heritage.

Cass
Crow Wing
Morrison
Todd
Wadena
Recipient
Monarch Joint Venture
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$180,000

This project uses remote sensing technology (UAVs) to evaluate pollinator habitat on energy and transportation lands across Minnesota.

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Cook
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Koochiching
Lac qui Parle
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pine
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Red Lake
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Rock
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Barr Engineering
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000
Fund Source

This project will complete the final Implementation Plan, semi-annual and final reports and hold project meetings. The Implementation Plan will identify target areas and priorities for implementation strategies to improve water quality for Bluff Creek. This project will build the groundwork so Bluff Creek will meet water quality standards for aquatic life in the future.

Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Le Sueur
McLeod
Nicollet
Ramsey
Renville
Rice
Scott
Sibley
Recipient
BWSR
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$13,808,000
Fund Source

Under the CREP partnership with USDA, 71 easements were recorded on a total of 4,365 acres to restore previously drained wetlands and adjacent uplands. The easements were accomplished with local implementation done by SWCD, NRCS and FSA staff within the 54 county CREP area and leveraged federal funds for both landowner payments and cost share for conservation practice installation.

Becker
Blue Earth
Carver
Clay
Cottonwood
Dodge
Faribault
Freeborn
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Le Sueur
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mower
Nicollet
Otter Tail
Ramsey
Redwood
Renville
Rock
Sibley
Stearns
Wilkin
Recipient
BWSR
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,708,000
Fund Source

The Clean Water Fund (CWF) and Outdoor Heritage Fund (OHF) were used together to secure easements on buffer areas. 84 easements have been recorded for a total of 1,441 acres and are reported in the output tables for the final report (acre total does not include Clean Water Fund acres). The total acreage from both CWF and OHF sources for recorded easements is 2,793.2 acres. Only the OHF acres are being reported in this final report to be consistent with the approved accomplishment plan.

Brown
Carver
Chippewa
Cottonwood
Freeborn
Jackson
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mower
Nicollet
Nobles
Pipestone
Redwood
Renville
Rock
Sibley
Swift
Traverse
Waseca
Watonwan
Wilkin
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
U of MN
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$622,000

We propose identifying hot spots of groundwater chloride pollution of surface waters due to excessive road salt use, which is a long term source increasing chloride impairment of surface waters.

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Cook
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Koochiching
Lac qui Parle
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pine
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Red Lake
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Rock
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Mille Lacs Soil & Water Conservation District
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$111,111
Fund Source

The purpose of the project is to collect data to represent the ambient condition of the lakes and streams of the Rum River Watershed within Mille Lacs, Isanti and Sherburne Counties that is needed to determine if thresholds set to protect designeated uses, such as aquatic recreation and aquatic life, are being met .

Aitkin
Anoka
Benton
Chisago
Crow Wing
Isanti
Kanabec
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Sherburne
Recipient
Anoka Conservation District
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$280,000
Fund Source

This project will gather watershed data necessary for the development of a Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy with parameter-specific targets that will maintain or improve water quality in the Rum River Watershed. Local Partners will lead various portions of this project and a hired onsultant will be subcontracted to write selected TMDL protection plans.

Aitkin
Anoka
Benton
Chisago
Crow Wing
Isanti
Kanabec
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Sherburne
Recipient
Anoka Conservation District
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$75,000
Fund Source

This project will focus on Watershed Restoration and Protetion Strategy (WRAPS) and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) report development for the Rum River Watershed, which includes Mille Lacs Lake (the second largest lake in Minnesota) and the Rum River of which Mille Lacs Lake is the headwaters. The project will produce a plan that partners and citizens will be able to implement, a framework for citizen engagement, and a set of watershed management activities that will achieve water quality standards for all impairments within the watershed.

Aitkin
Anoka
Benton
Chisago
Crow Wing
Isanti
Kanabec
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Sherburne
Recipient
U of MN
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000

Sandhill cranes have expanded their range in Minnesota and elsewhere and as populations have expanded several states, including Minnesota, have initiated sandhill crane hunting seasons and other states are considering doing the same. Partially this is in response to increasing complaints of crop degradation by sandhill cranes.

Becker
Beltrami
Cass
Clearwater
Crow Wing
Hubbard
Morrison
Todd
Wadena
Recipient
RESPEC
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$24,891
Fund Source

The goal of this project is to compile the observed flow and water quality data and update the Sauk River Watershed HSPF model calibration through 2019. The Sauk River Watershed HSPF model simulates hydrology, sediment (sand, silt, and clay), temperature, phosphorus, nitrogen, dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, and chlorophyll a.

Douglas
Meeker
Morrison
Pope
Stearns
Todd
Recipient
Tetra Tech
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,945
Fund Source

This work order will extend all of the timeseries in the Sauk River Watershed  Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) model through 2019. The Sauk River Watershed HSPF model simulates hydrology, sediment (sand, silt, and clay), temperature, phosphorus, nitrogen, dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, and chlorophyll a.

Douglas
Meeker
Morrison
Pope
Stearns
Todd